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Word: spooning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...coordination. Few football players toot before the big game; those who use drugs might seek the longer-lasting boost of amphetamines, or "speed." Instead, coke fuels the victory parties, fills the void when the applause is over, coaxes away inhibitions. The man in the moon sniffing coke from a spoon: under that tableau at New York City's Studio 54, trend-setters used to disco all night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Some Close Encounters | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

...candles, fake rocks ("get your rocks off," $5.95), toy pinball machines, tambourines, slippers, sweatshirts, string ties, playing cards, punching bags, toy binoculars, pin cushions, aprons, picture puzzles, bullwhips, shopping bags, roulette wheels, boomerangs, pencil cases, piggybanks, pedro posters, sun hats, trays, wind chimes, buttons, bumper stickers, inflatable Pedros, horns, spoon racks, trivets, cigarette cases, two-piece donkey sets, cosmetic cases, pens, cups, and dog t-shirts...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: 18 Hours South of the Border | 6/26/1981 | See Source »

...Cheap!" Maister emphatically scribbles. "Is this a classy greasy spoon or a run-of-the-mill greasy spoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harvard's Waffle Case | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

...Hispanic student looks somewhat disturbed and raises his hand. "I disagree with it being called a greasy spoon," he says. "I think it's a clean greasy spoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harvard's Waffle Case | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

...Clean greasy spoon," Maister repeats, pleased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harvard's Waffle Case | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

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